Construction has started at the Quartier Heidestrasse, one of the largest real estate development projects in centre of Berlin - the project is owned at 94% by Aggregate Holdings S.A.

Construction has started at the Quartier Heidestrasse, one of the largest real estate development projects in centre of Berlin - the project is owned at 94% by Aggregate Holdings S.A.

• Start of construction for THE CORE, the building in the heart of the Quartier
• Residential and office in modern urban architecture
• Completion planned for 2019

The construction of Quartier Heidestrasse in the Europacity has kicked off with the construction works for THE CORE, the building at the centre of the Quartier. The building with six to nine floors in a striking red brick facade will be the first constructed in the Quartier Heidestrasse. It will be the future heart of the quarter, providing the needs of daily life with businesses on the ground floor, offices, practices and residential units. With its main front, THE CORE opens to the triangular Quartiersplatz, meeting place and quiet zone for residents. The offices will be found on the floors along the Heidestraße, the future boulevard of the Europacity. Some 6,700 sqm of retail space will be created on the five-meter high ground floor of the building designed by the architects ROBERTNEUN. In addition, some 12,530 sqm of offices with modern equipment are planned. Rental apartments will be built on the remaining 18,340 sqm with the appeal to everyone who appreciates urban living in its entire diversity. Building completion is anticipated for 2019. Thomas Bergander, general manager of Taurecon Real Estate Consulting GmbH and the Quartier's project developer, explained on the occasion of construction start: "After a very constructive planning process completed with our partners, the State of Berlin and the District Mitte, we are pleased with this new phase of our construction project. Thanks to the very rapid and cooperatively conduced approval procedure, we are able to begin the timely implementation. It is a special moment for every project developer to see the transformation of plans into reality. We are positive about the quality of the chosen architecture and the Quartier's functional diversity. At the end of the overall construction works we will see a very unique Berlin mix-modern, intelligent, and user-oriented." Quartier Heidestraße The purpose is to develop the 280,000 sqm gross floor area Quartier Heidestrasse project located in the heart of Berlin into a lively city neighbourhood as part of the Europacity. In the sense of the "Berlin mixture", residential and office buildings, commercial space, public roads and squares are to be created here. Altogether some 200,000 sqm of gross floor space for commercial and retail, as well as some 860 residential apartments are planned. Quartier Heidestrasse is being developed as part of the Europacity and comprises a mixed urban quarter of offices, retail and residential areas on approximately 85,000 sqm of land. The design planning for all the segments was completed after a series of architectural competitions involving the State of Berlin. http://quartier-heidestrasse.com/ Kontakt: Massimo Longoni Director Aggregate Holdings S.A. +352 26 478777 21 massimolongoni@groupelecta.lu